Agnieszka Grochowska (born 31 December 1979) is a Polish film and theatre actress.
Life
She was born on 31 December 1979 in
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...
. She graduated from the
National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw in 2002. In 2003, she started working at the Studio Theatre in Warsaw.
She is the recipient of the 2007
Shooting Stars Award
The Shooting Stars Awards are presented annually by the pan-European network organization European Film Promotion (EFP) to emerging actors from Europe. "Shooting Stars" is an initiative of the EFP for the international promotion and networking of p ...
. For her role in ''
Shameless'' (2012), she received the
Polish Academy Award for Best Actress, while her performances in ''
The Welts
''The Welts'' ( pl, Pręgi) is a 2004 Polish film directed by Magdalena Piekorz. It was Poland's submission to the 77th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Cast
*Michał Żebrow ...
'' (2004), ''
In Darkness'' (2011) and ''
Walesa. Man of Hope
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'' (2013) earned her three additional nominations. Grochowska was also recognised as the Best Actress for her role in the Norwegian comedy film ''
Upperdog'' (2009) at the
Amanda Awards, and received
Polish Film Festival Awards for ''Trzy minuty. 21:37'' (2011) and ''Obce niebo'' (2015). She was nominated for the Kanon Award, awarded at the Kosmorama International Film Festival in
Trondheim
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. Her other notable roles include Julia in ''
Just Love Me'' (2006) and Joanna in ''
Expecting Love'' (2008). She had a supporting role in the 2018 musical drama ''
Teen Spirit'' where she played the mother of
Elle Fanning
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's character, Marla.
Grochowska was honoured with the
Gold Cross of Merit and the
Bronze Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis by the Polish government for her contributions to
Polish culture.
Since July 2004, she has been married to director
Dariusz Gajewski. In 2012 their first son was born — Władysław, and in 2016 the second — Henryk.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1979 births
Living people
Actresses from Warsaw
Polish film actresses
Polish stage actresses
21st-century Polish actresses
Recipients of the Bronze Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis
Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw alumni